The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-06

"" VEIL, you sCrlke heavy at tha
"middle man" by your plan, do yov
not? "0
A. mo, We do not propose to d.
away with the middle men-thev aro
an important factor in our great Social
fabric and we could not we'll do VIII
out them. We make no war on anl
one. We encourage all men oo5
in legitimate business and want to 900
them prosper and succeed, but .tbnro
are checks and balances which arc
essential to the well-being of society
and we propose to see that middle men
nor any other class shall absorb what
justly belongs to us. The Alliance is
founded on Truth and Justice, and
justice is all we ask at the hands of tho
business world. This granted. and
we will take care of ourselves"
Q. "Does the Alliance own and
operate cooperative stores ?"
A. eyes, a few, but under. our svs.
tenn, known as the "Macune Trade
System" we, as a rule, find that we
are able to make very satisfactory
terms with our own merchants and for
the present we recommend this system.
1t is very perfect and gives satisfaction
to all merchants who deal with rs
This will be explained fully to your
people as we proceed in the work of
organization"
Q. well are the financial advan.
tages of your order confined to buying
and selling?"
A. why bless your life these are
only the beginning of a vast system of
financial design, which we hope will
permeate every department of u in,
dustries. We have already perfected
a system for establishing manufactur.
ing enterprises, and under which we
have now in operation twelve fine
Roller FIGURING mills and five others
in process of construction and several
cotton factories projected, two of
which we hope soon to have in opera.
ton. The South must become What
Nature designed-a great manufactur.
ing distrlct,-we must work up our
vast store of raw material, if we would
become that prosperous and powerful
people that we ought to be-. We, of
Texas, cling with filial love to the dear
old South and we want to quicken her
into new life, by grasping and utili,
zing new opportunities. We have the
most abiding faith in the nerve and
pluck of our people and in the scheme,
which for eight long years we have
worked earnestly to perfect, and it is
with pride that we all recognize the
truth that to the foresight, wisdom
and indomitable pluck and loyal devo-
ton Of DIR. G. w. Macune, the Presi-
dent of our National Alliance, we are
indebted for our success and the high
plane we occupy in the business world.
We not only wish to see the material
development Of the South, but we
have other grand objects to accomplish.
We want and must work for the
moral, social and intellectual develop
ment of our people, and this is a part
Of our declared purpose"
Q. ".What means do you use for
bringing your order before the people,
and for informing them as to your OBJ
jects and purposes"
A. 1--WE use organizers, whose lee
lures are always public, but the great
propelling power of the movement IN
our State is our Alliance organ, the
Southern Mercury, which is largely pat
ronized and extensively read by our
ordea. 1t is the property Of the ALI
ance and we could not do without it,
neither a the Alliance prosperin any
State unless it has an organ, patron
lied and read by the members. 1t IS
a silent but powerful and eloquent ad-
vocate of our noble principles and the
father and his whole family are recely-
ing cline upon line and precept upon
precept" every week, and thus we ed
ucate our people to cherish and love
the principles they have espoused. NO
alliance can live and grow and prosper
that does not read it's paper-thls we
have found by experience, to be
strictly true. / am therefore gratltled
to see that The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
has been adopted thus far by the ALI,
ances in your State and hope they Will
use it freely and literally for the up
building of the order.
Mr.. Elliott then went on to say that
he was commissioned and sent to our
State to organize a State Alliance ana
to push the matter of organizing sub
ordinate and County Alliances until